John Chamberlain (1742-1793/1794), of Blount Co., TN, was the second son of Ninian & Janet Chamberlain, of Jefferson Co. He fought for SC & NC in the Revolution, and for the latter received a bounty land grant in Greene Co. in 1786 (Another in E. TN was apparently received by his widow in 1795.) In c1782, John m. Hannah Lackey (bef. 1770-1811), in Greene Co. She was the daughter of Jas. Lackey & Mary Woods. Jno & Hannah had 6 children.
Information on the couple is scarce. The following two chronologies are tentative, having been compiled primarily from on-line sources.
John Chamberlain: Chronology
(1742-1793/94)
1742: Born, Ireland
1756: Family came to America (PA >> Carolinas)
1778: Took oath of fidelity, Frederick County, MD (Mar.)
1781: Soldier, SC Pickens Brigade in Revolution; private, SC militia (Pickens Brigade reinforced Gen. Daniel Morgan’s troops at Cowpens against Cornwallis, Jan. 1781); apparently fought for NC as well
1782/1783: Moved from Carolinas to TN (still a part of NC)
1782?: Married Hannah Lackey, Greene Co., TN
1783?: Birth of daughter Anne E.
1783?: Birth of son Ninian
1783: Tax List, Greene Co., TN
1784/1789: Birth of daughter Mary (Polly), Blount Co., TN
1785: Indent issued to him for £ 7, 2 s, and 11 ¼ d sterling for militia duty as a private (11 Jul.)
1786: Birth of daughter Janet/Jane (16 Mar.)
1786: Received bounty land grant in Greene Co., TN, for military service (1 Nov.; #1650, 250 acres joining John Trimble’s lines; Warrant No. 2173)
1790: Birth of daughter Isabella, Blount Co., TN
1792: Birth of daughter Margaret, Blount Co., TN (17 Aug.)
1793: Inherited land from brother Andrew on Richland Crk. (9 Feb.), along with half of latter’s clothing
1793/1794: Died, Blount Co., TN
1794: Inventory of his estate taken, Knox Co., TN (Feb.)
Hannah Lackey: Chronology
(Before 1770-About 1811)
Before 1770: Born
About 1782: Married John Chamberlain, Greene Co., TN
After 1782: Birth of daughter, Anne E.
After 1782: Birth of son Ninian
1786: Birth of daughter Jane/Janet (16 Mar.)
About 1789: Birth of daughter Mary (Polly), Blount Co., TN
1790: Birth of daughter Isabella, Blount Co., TN
1792: Birth of daughter Margaret, Blount Co., TN (17 Aug.)
1793: Death of husband John, Blount Co., TN (4 Feb.)
1793/1794: Appointed administrator of husband John’s estate, Knox Co., TN
1795: Received a bounty land grant from NC of 1000 acres in the Eastern Dist. of TN (south side of Holston River, Chamberlain branch) for her late husband’s service in the Revolutionary War (1 Jan.)
1798: Registration of John’s 1795 land grant, Maryville, Blount Co., TN
1800: Tax List, Blount Co., TN
1800: Legatee of father James Lackey, Court Minutes, Blount Co., TN
1801: Tax List, Blount Co., TN
1806: Survey of Holston R. land grant to heirs of John Chamberlain (16 Dec.)
About 1811: Died, Blount Co., TN (13 Apr.; will was written on that date)
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